The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-04
Important Clauses of the Interstate
Commerce Law.


Commerce Law.
THE ANTI REBATE, ANTI DISCRIMI-
NATION CLAUSE.
SEC. 9. That if any common earrlor
subject to the provisions Of this act
shall, directly or indirectly, by any
special rate, rebate, drawback, or 9th
er device charge, demand, collect or
receive from any person or persons
greater or less compensation for any
service rendered, or to be rendered, in
the transportation of passengers or
property subject to the provisions OF
this act, than it charges, demands, col
lects or receives from any other person
or persons for doing for him or them
Tide and contemporaneous service in
The transportation of a like kind OF
traffic under substantial similar Cir
cumstances and conditions, snch com.
mon carrier shall be deemed guilty of
unjust discrimination, which is hereby
prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
THE LONG AND SHORT HAUL CLAUSE.
SEC. 4. That it shall be unlawful
for any common carrier subject to the
provisions of this act to charge or re-
eeive any greater compensation in the
aggregate for the transportation of
passengers or Of like kind of property,
under substantially similar circumstan-
ces and conditions, for a shorter than
for longer distance over the same
line, in the same direction, the shorter
being included within the longer dis
lance but this shall not be construed
as authorizing any common carrier
within the terms of this act to charge
and receive as great compensation for
a shorter as for longer distance 8
provided, however, that upon applica-
ton to the commission appointed I'M
der the provisions of this act, such
common carrier may, in special cases,
after investigation by the commission,
be authorized to charge less for longer
than for shorter distances for transport
tation of passengers or property; and
the commission may from time to time
prescribe the extent to which said des-
ignatcd common carrier may be re-
lieved from the operation of this Sec
ton of this act
THE ANTI POOLING CLAUSE.
SEC. 5. That it shall be unlawful
for any common carrier subject to the
provisions of this act to enter into any
contract, agreement or combination
with any other common carrier or car
riers for the pooling of freights Of DIFF
ferent and competing railroads, or to
divide between them the aggregate or
net proceeds of the earnings of such
railroads, or any portion thereof; and
in any case of an agreement for the
pooling of freights as aforesaid, each
day of its continuance shall be deemed
a separate offense.
THE PENALTY CLAUSE.
Sec. 10. That any common carrier
subject to the provisions of this act, or,
whenever such common carrier is a
corporation, any director or officer
thereof, or any receiver, trustee, lessee,
agent or person acting for or employed
by such corporation, who, alone Or
with any other corporation, company,
person or party, shall wilfully do or
cause to be done, or shall willingly
suffer or permit to be done any act,
matter, or thing in this act prohibited
or declared to be unlawful, or who
shall aid or abet therein, or shall vii.
fully omit or fail to do any act, matter
or thing IN this act required to he
doue, o, shall cause or willingly suffer
or permit any act, matter or thing SO
directed or required by this act to be
done not to be so done, or shall aid OF
abet any snch omission or failure, OF
shall be guilty of any iufraction Of
this act, or shall aid or abet therein,
shall he deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and shall, upon conviction
thereof in any District Court of the
United States within the jurisdiction
of which such ofense was committed,
be subject to a fine of not to exceed
five thousand dollars for each offense.
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